Book Club: “I Have Seen Ramallah”

“I Saw Ramallah” is an acclaimed book of poetic memoirs written by the Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti and originally published in Arabic in 1997. The book recounts Barghouti’s return to his native Ramallah after 30 years of forced exile following the Six-Day War. It describes the emotional shock of crossing the bridge over the Jordan River and setting foot on his homeland once again. It blends personal chronicle with poetry to portray the sense of alienation felt by the exile, who feels like a stranger both in the place where he lives and in his own homeland, transformed by the occupation. It explores the daily reality of families divided by borders, walls, and military permits.

With No habrá.